Ek din sapne mein dekha sapna

Ek din sapne mein dekha sapna,
Kya?
Arre woh jo hain na Amitabh apna,
Bachchan?
Haan
Market se out huwa, logon ko doubt huwa
Meri vajah se woh gaya gaya gaya gaya
Kismat toh badli, kya kahu really
Main Amitabh ho gaya, ho sapne mein dekha sapna

Daye mein Hema
Malini?
Baye mein Zeenat
Aman?
Samne Rekha, peechhe jo dekha
Daye mein Hema, baye mein Zeenat
Samne Rekha, peechhe jo dekha,
Toh kya huwa?
Ratna khadi thi, haath mein chhadi thi
Dekhte dekhte main bhag raha tha
Dekha main jaag raha tha,
Ho sapne mein dekha sapna haan

Haan ek aur yaad aaya
Sunaao
Ek din sapne mein dekha sapna
Arre woh jo hain na mistar Pele apna?
Cosmos?
Kehte khiladi hain, bada anadi hain
Mere saath match ho gaya, gaya gaya gaya gaya
Arre mara jo chhakka toh catch ho gaya
Football mein cricket?
Haan, kaha na
Sapne mein dekha sapna, ho sapne mein dekha sapna

Aur ek
Ek din chhoti si dekhi sapni
Sapni?
Woh jo hain na Lata apni
Lata ga rahi thi, main tablay pe tha
Woh mukhde pe thi, main antre pe tha

Tal kahan, sam kahan, tum kahan, hum kahan
Tal kahan, sam kahan, tum kahan, hum kahan
Tirkit dhum nargad dhum
Tirkit dhum nargad dhum tum hum tum
Lataphat, pataphat, narakat, karamat
Ta thai thai ta…
Sapne mein dekha sapna, ho sapne me dekha sapna, ha

Movie: Gol Maal (1979)
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Lyricist: Gulzar
Music Composer: R D Burman

Everything about this movie is fun. And this song is no exception. It is penned by all-time favourite Gulzar and sung by Kishore Kumar who yodels and even seems to spout gibberish at the end. And of course, the team wouldn’t be complete without the crazily apt music of R D Burman. And then Amol Palekar on screen. Add to that, a picnic with samosas and a recounting of some ambitious dreams. What is not to love? ~ R